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NOA DG Defends Osimhen Over On-Pitch Clash With Lookman at AFCON

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa Onilu, has defended Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen over his on-field altercation with teammate Ademola Lookman during Nigeria’s Round of 16 match against Mozambique at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. Mallam Onilu clarified that Osimhen’s actions were driven by genuine…

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Edo NOA Director Urges Nigerians to Embrace New Tax Laws, Says Reforms Protect Low-Income Earners

The Edo State Director of the National Orientation Agency, Barrister Osahon Woghiren has urged Nigerians to support the new tax laws, saying the reforms are designed to protect low income earners and ensure a fairer distribution of the tax burden. Speaking in Benin City on Tuesday during a public sensitisation programme on Super FM, the…

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IPCR Urges Nationwide Cooperation With Security Agencies After Deadly Niger Attacks

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has called for increased collaboration between citizens and Nigeria’s security forces to decisively end insecurity, following recent terrorist attacks in parts of Niger State that left scores dead and several others abducted. The attacks occurred in Agwara and Borgu Local Government Areas, where gunmen invaded rural communities,…

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Terrorism Financing: Court Denies Bauchi Commissioner, Three Others Bail

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, January 5, 2026, turned down bail applications of Yakubu Adamu, Bauchi State’s Commissioner of Finance and three others. The three others are Balarabe Abdullahi Ilelah, Aminu Mohammed Bose and Kabiru Yahaya Mohammed. They were arraigned on Wednesday,  December  31, 2025 on a ten-count charge bordering…

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Groups Decry Renewed Attack by Lagos State Government on Makoko Community

Two non-governmental organisations have decried the ongoing attack on Makoko community, an impoverished and predominantly fishing community in Lagos, describing it as a symbolically inhuman and vicious New Year gift on the urban poor while calling on the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to halt the exercise. Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Centre…

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NDLEA Intercepts Drugs Hidden in Coffee Sachets, Detains 22 Indians Over Cocaine Shipment

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, intercepting illicit substances concealed in coffee sachets and arresting 22 Indian nationals linked to a large cocaine seizure at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. Operatives of the agency intercepted consignments of ketamine, ecstasy and tramadol pills…

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